James, I notice that your definition of a disease, makes no mention of putting substances into your own body. All of the things mentioned in that definition, can be helped, or cured, without one trying to drown them in liquor. When a person makes the decision to use liquor, or other alcoholc sources, he is in control of himself, and is making the wrong decision. A person is responsible for every thing he does that affects his own life, and to make excuses, or claim to be helpless, is a cop out.
If you will recall, AA did not get me sober. Yes, it gave me some of the tools needed when the time came for me to make the ultimate decision, which amounts to whether to die from my, self imposed torture, or get hold of myself, and make the changes necessary to regain control of myself, and move on in life. AA made me feel weak, and not worth a penny, unless I had a group of brother losers, around to comiserate with. That is what drove me out of a 3 year period of not drinking. As is said, I was dry, but not sober. Until a person gets a hold on his own life, he is not whole. Getting sober, IMO, is taking control of your own life, and liking the results. With that change in attitude, the impetous is there to prevent a return to the bottom of the bottle.
The rest of your post is merely your own, personal, beliefs. We disagree. That's the way the cookie crumbles, some times. One must do what works best for him. We are not all alike, and each, and every, one of us must make the choices that best benefit our own health, and welfare. |
